#4 Connect To Character Attributes

Laurie Halse Anderson, "Speak" Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1999.

Courage
In my novel "Speak" courage is something that is needed for the main character Melinda. If she had the courage she could ignore all the annoyance and frustration brought opon her from her ex friends, teachers, and her parents. Melinda thinks she's weak and has no chance at surviving at anything in high school. She thinks her teachers hate her. All of her used to be friends ignore her. A lot of the people she knew a while ago changed and started hanging out with different clubs and groups. Her parents always fight with her about how she never tells them about any important school work and tests. Melinda has one good friend she met, but her friend always wants to be apart of the school spirit so her friend is rarely around to hangout or talk. Melinda needs the courage to go and make new friends and instead of crying in an abandoned janitors closet waiting for things to get better, she needs the courage to stand up for herself and cheer up.

Benjamin Larder

#6 Poetic Devices In Naration

Laurie Halse Anderson, "Speak" Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1999.

IRONY

Irony is when we expect one thing but the opposite occurs. 

The Irony in "Speak" By Laurie Halse Anderson occurs throughout the whole book. The main character Melina goes through high school with many struggles and sometimes she just breaks down and cries because she feels as if she isnt strong enough to survive on her own with only one friend who does not agree with her half the time. Melinda used to have friends but they all turned on her over the summer and Melinda doesn't know why. She was accused of calling the police secretly at a party but I dont think that is the reason for her hatred. Melinda never tells her parents about school or homework so they get worried a lot and ask her questions that she cant answer because she has no idea whats going on. Melinda doesn't attend assemblies instead she hides in an abandoned janitors closest and passes the time alone. Melinda gets annoyed easily and judges every person she sees almost. That is the irony in my book "Speak".

#3 Define and Describe

Anderson, Laurie Halse, Annie Young, and Jessica Sharzer. Speak. New York, Fred Berner Films, 2003 Print.
The Theme Of Rebellion
My Definition of Rebellion is, fighting against something you don't like or something that is wrong and you believe it should be right. The term Rebelling means to Rebel against something (a law or rule) because you feel you're going to Rebel until the person or thing will let you have you're way and what you want from them. In a lot of cases you see rebellion in developing countries on the news because they want more freedom or a better government that will give them happiness and the rights that they ask for.
Signs of Rebellion in my book are huge because the main character is really Rebellious in many different ways. She is fighting through her first year of highschool by herself because all of her friends wont talk to her and she doesnt know why. She disagrees with all of her teachers methods and opinions and its clear she dislikes school a lot. She hides in an abandon janitors closet during assemblies and school events. She steals all of the late passes off of her teachers desks when nobody is in the room. It seems as if she hates everyone in her life and complains about everything. She has a bad attitude and does not want to take part in any school club or clan.

#1 3 Likes In A Good Book

3 qualities i expect in a good book are; a beginning where its not boring and makes you think the book is bad only a chapter into it. i like a beginning where the book explains the setting and whats going on in the setting. next, i like a good long climax and action parts like in The Hunger Games. where its not a one minute crisis and nothing else happens in the book.

#2 Identify And Sort

Anderson, Laurie Halse., Annie Young, and Jessica Sharzer. Speak. New York: Fred Berner Films, 2003. Print.

my 5      My 5 main elements are 1. Crisis 2. Climax 3. Rising action 4. good beginning 5. good ending                     instead of a quotation i found a heading that stood out to me and it makes sense. The opposite of Inspiration is... Expiration? it stands out to me because it makes you stop and think about it.

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